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the president's safety. >>> 20 female senators are at the white house having dinner with president obama. last week he hosted a group of democratic senators. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." in philadelphia, right now, the trial of an abortion doctor charged with the murder of babies the prosecutors say were born alive, is generating national headlines. of course, it was page 1 of today's "usa today" with the headline "gruesome testimony renews debate over abortion." i'm not sure about that, but it is gruesome testimony. a grand jury report released in 2011 called the clinic a house of horrors. the bottom line remains this is a murder case. let's keep our heads around that. originally dr. kermit gosnell was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder for killing babies that were allegedly born alive and viable. today a judge threw out three of the seven murder charges. the judge did not explain his reasoning. reports indicated he did not hear sufficient evidence the three babies he took out were actually born viable and then killed. gosnell is also charged with th
the president's safety. >>> 20 female senators are at the white house having dinner with president obama. last week he hosted a group of democratic senators. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." in philadelphia, right now, the trial of an abortion doctor charged with the murder of babies the prosecutors say were born alive, is generating national headlines. of course, it was page 1 of today's "usa today" with the headline...
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they might admire barack obama. they might have been inspired by barack obama. but they don't hear from barack obama. bill clinton talks to all those people. >> he's amazing. >> best thing that president obama could do to get his agenda passed here in washington or at least give it a chance over the next few months is to bring in bill clinton and put him in charge because the staff around the president at the white house as good as they are and as good as they were in the first term don't hold a candle to billion clinton's ability to explain himself. he can do it to 20 million in the tv audience or person to person. >> nobody retails better than he does. president obama could use a boost. people 65 and older obama's in trouble with, a favorable rating of 31%. unfavorable rating 57% among the senior people. clinton is strong in the south where he's from. a region where the president struggles, 42 favorable, unfavorable 50%. clinton is a rock star in his home state of arkansas. by the way, that's not his fault. former president clinton enjoys support from 48% of w
they might admire barack obama. they might have been inspired by barack obama. but they don't hear from barack obama. bill clinton talks to all those people. >> he's amazing. >> best thing that president obama could do to get his agenda passed here in washington or at least give it a chance over the next few months is to bring in bill clinton and put him in charge because the staff around the president at the white house as good as they are and as good as they were in the first term...
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today, president obama became just one of 17 u.s. presidents who have taken a second oath of office. it gives him a remarkable opportunity to put an indelible stamp on this country. but he also faces an inplaqueble republican party. joining me, washington bureau chief for mother jones, david corn. both are msnbc analysts. so, in this seconds term, i begin to think what i like is something like action on a lot of fronts. what are your views? i'd like to see this country rebuild the way eisenhower did it in the highway system. i'd like to see building go on, not just maintenance. your thoughts, david, on what he should do? >> i think he has a very big and bold agenda. i think he talked about building highways today. he talked about reviving education for grade school and for university. he talked about climate change. now, he's talked about all of these things before. so none of this comes as a surprise. but he also talked about the need to organize. that citizens involved, and it's not a coincidence that he's making those points to pr
today, president obama became just one of 17 u.s. presidents who have taken a second oath of office. it gives him a remarkable opportunity to put an indelible stamp on this country. but he also faces an inplaqueble republican party. joining me, washington bureau chief for mother jones, david corn. both are msnbc analysts. so, in this seconds term, i begin to think what i like is something like action on a lot of fronts. what are your views? i'd like to see this country rebuild the way...
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love of money or their hatred of obama? >> yeah, money or hatred of obama. it's like with jack benny, it's money or life. he said wait, i'm thinking about it. look what happened with paul ryan. he had a wall street journal piece that came out today that talked about getting to a mid-size deal to avoid the default on the debt ceiling. and as soon as he put that piece out, he seemed to be like the adult in the room. like the guy in all those world war ii movies, he lifts his head out of the foxhole to take a look around, and all of a sudden, boom, boom, boom, there's firing, and it's coming from his own side. conservatives are saying hey -- >> they hate, your answer to my question. your answer to my question. they hate obama more than they follow business logic. business logic says -- >> some of them do. we've moved into this position now where there are two targets at the same time. one is the government shutdown and the other is default. and it seems to me that the koch industry letter was very focused more on let's not default, but you still have mike needh
love of money or their hatred of obama? >> yeah, money or hatred of obama. it's like with jack benny, it's money or life. he said wait, i'm thinking about it. look what happened with paul ryan. he had a wall street journal piece that came out today that talked about getting to a mid-size deal to avoid the default on the debt ceiling. and as soon as he put that piece out, he seemed to be like the adult in the room. like the guy in all those world war ii movies, he lifts his head out of the...
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the formulation obama chose, "and not just the war," suggests that obama believes that it's no big deal to win a war, and the greater achievement is winning the peace. with respect to world war ii, this feels ludicrous. with respect to today's world, this view is dangerous. back to the question, and this is really a philosophical argument, not your home turf, you cover the reality. but the philosophical argument, the neocons do seem to believe you must win. you can't end wars, you must win them. knowing it's terrain you cover, how do you win any final war? is it always about trying to find an alleviation from war? >> well, just to clarify a little bit on iran and then to talk about the winning of the war. >> sure. >> i think that there's -- ahmadinejad is almost irrelevant at this point. khamenei, the grand ayatollah, the supreme leader, is going to replace him with someone of his own. that's the next leader of iran, the next practical leader will come from his camp. and it's not clear that that camp is going to reach out to the obama administration, that that camp is interested in a pe
the formulation obama chose, "and not just the war," suggests that obama believes that it's no big deal to win a war, and the greater achievement is winning the peace. with respect to world war ii, this feels ludicrous. with respect to today's world, this view is dangerous. back to the question, and this is really a philosophical argument, not your home turf, you cover the reality. but the philosophical argument, the neocons do seem to believe you must win. you can't end wars, you...
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that's the new name for what was once called obama for america. the goal, according to politico, is to play an active role in support of the president's agenda. >> the president has the most exciting campaign apparatus ever built. it's time to turn that loose. it's time to turn that loose for something more than just an election, right? if the nra has got a list, then obama for america has a bigger list. >> i'm not sure what they think of that at the dnc, that all of a sudden this entity is going to have perpetual life. >> let's be really clear about this. the dnc is always an extension of the president who is in office. what's interesting about this, and i talked to people who are engaged in this today, and it's still very much in definition. but this is where the answer to your question comes. because if ofa becomes a very effective force as regards legislation, then you begin to define the democratic party based on a legislative agenda which, as the mayor points out, extends from this president but, again, there's one challenge in this. that ag
that's the new name for what was once called obama for america. the goal, according to politico, is to play an active role in support of the president's agenda. >> the president has the most exciting campaign apparatus ever built. it's time to turn that loose. it's time to turn that loose for something more than just an election, right? if the nra has got a list, then obama for america has a bigger list. >> i'm not sure what they think of that at the dnc, that all of a sudden this...
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whereas the big election, the 2012 election, if he'd lost that there would be no obama care. so this is something in this notion as david axelrod puts it where in washington every day is election day, it's really kind of false. because there's this sense that somehow this is all going to go away if it's done wrong. it's going to go south on the president. it's a done deal, michael. the republicans do not have the votes to repeal this or even cripple it. he has the veto pen. so these are all various bumps in the road of one size or another. >> jonathan allen, do you buy into that? and what are the optics of yet another delay? >> i think in terms of comparing it to an election, i think this is something the white house has been saying today the real comparison here is by doing this delay, it's like people being in line to vote, if they get in line in time they'll get put through the system. i think the white house sees there's been high traffic. they want to make sure they're not cutting people off who might be signing up. but if they learned they didn't make this deadline sudd
whereas the big election, the 2012 election, if he'd lost that there would be no obama care. so this is something in this notion as david axelrod puts it where in washington every day is election day, it's really kind of false. because there's this sense that somehow this is all going to go away if it's done wrong. it's going to go south on the president. it's a done deal, michael. the republicans do not have the votes to repeal this or even cripple it. he has the veto pen. so these are all...
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that was president obama. today just awhile ago talking to workers at dreamworks animation in california. leaving no doubt he's not for the obstructionists in washington also known as republicans. the country he said would be better shaped without them. the president has been on offense lately as to what i've seen in the past week. he told the congress no more blocking with filibusters. here he is. >> today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders envisioned. a deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything no matter what the merits. just to refight the results of an election is not normal. and for the sake of future generations, we can't let it. >> used a muscle foreign policy to break new diplomatic ground in the middle east. >> we cannot commit ourselves to an endless cycle of conflict. and tough talk and bluster may be the easy thing to do politically, but it's not the right thing for our security. >> that was yesterday. the president's been struggling in the poll
that was president obama. today just awhile ago talking to workers at dreamworks animation in california. leaving no doubt he's not for the obstructionists in washington also known as republicans. the country he said would be better shaped without them. the president has been on offense lately as to what i've seen in the past week. he told the congress no more blocking with filibusters. here he is. >> today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders...
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obama's running against bad thinking. not bad people necessarily. but bad thinking. >> that was in some ways the essence of the 2012 campaign as well as 2008 campaign. i think obama did a good job about making that campaign about big values and how we apply them through the government. detroit and those sort of things. and he won that fight overwhelmingly against mitt romney and the people with bad thinking. i think at this stage now, though, it's really somewhat about deliverables. he has to tell a story that continues those the themes and continues to point out why people are blocking him. not just they are blocking him. >> okay. david -- >> let me finish. let me just finish. but he has to sort of talk about what could be done in specifics. not just through the health care act and fixing it, but he needs a very tight and tightly focused economic message to go along with that. >> how does he -- back to you, howard. i've argued for a long time and everybody can argue what they want and we all go to our battle stations when something goes wrong, but
obama's running against bad thinking. not bad people necessarily. but bad thinking. >> that was in some ways the essence of the 2012 campaign as well as 2008 campaign. i think obama did a good job about making that campaign about big values and how we apply them through the government. detroit and those sort of things. and he won that fight overwhelmingly against mitt romney and the people with bad thinking. i think at this stage now, though, it's really somewhat about deliverables. he...
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. >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ ♪ >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. yesterday we discovered the obama doctrine. put simply, it's to continue the american revolution well into the 21st century. defined economic equality for women, full equality all out for gay people. and full political and financial opportunity for people of color. everything about yesterday screamed with this manifesto from the makeup of the crowd to the people in the inaugural platform to the entertainment to the words of the address to the jaunty walks along pennsylvania avenue by barack and michelle and the wild and woolly greetings of vice president joe biden. we're all part of this. they were shouting we're in this together and we'r
. >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ ♪ >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> obama land. let's play "hardball." ♪ let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good...
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think, including president obama. was clinton doing what he does best, explaining things. he is very good at explaining things. he is so good at it, in fact, that president obama had this to say about clinton after his convention speech. >> somebody e-mailed me after his speech and said you need to appoint him secretary of explaining stuff. >> wow. the secretary of explaining stuff is being enlisted, recruited again. next week president clinton will deliver a major address down at his library on the landmark affordable care act that the white house says will be the first in a series of high profile speeches on health care. well, the president's signature achievement, that's obama is under relentless attack from republicans, especially people like ted cruz who say they will stop at nothing to repeal or defund or whatever that law of the land. well, president obama is once again turning to perhaps the democratic party's greatest messenger for help, even though their effort crashed and burned the clintons back in the old
think, including president obama. was clinton doing what he does best, explaining things. he is very good at explaining things. he is so good at it, in fact, that president obama had this to say about clinton after his convention speech. >> somebody e-mailed me after his speech and said you need to appoint him secretary of explaining stuff. >> wow. the secretary of explaining stuff is being enlisted, recruited again. next week president clinton will deliver a major address down at...
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it's obama. i can see obama sending fema in advance of the hurricane hitting tampa. so that the republican convention is nothing but a bunch of tents in tampa. a bunch of rvs and stuff. make it look like a disaster area before the hurricane even gets there. >> did you ever think rush limbaugh would warn us of a skewed weather report? float the idea of a tax increase in his state. well, it's about the need to beef up the military personnel in case civil war breaks out in case president obama got elected. here's jung herks edd on that one. >> i'm thinking worst-case scenario. civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war, maybe. we're not talking just a few riots here and demonstrations. we're talking lexington, concord, take-up-arms and get rid of the guy. the sheriff, i said are you going to back me? he said yeah, i'll back you. >> that was his idea of the worst-case-scenario. here's iowa u.s. congressman steve king with how president obama's mother managed to convince us all that her son was born in hawaii, not in kenya. >> i looked into that before he was sworn into
it's obama. i can see obama sending fema in advance of the hurricane hitting tampa. so that the republican convention is nothing but a bunch of tents in tampa. a bunch of rvs and stuff. make it look like a disaster area before the hurricane even gets there. >> did you ever think rush limbaugh would warn us of a skewed weather report? float the idea of a tax increase in his state. well, it's about the need to beef up the military personnel in case civil war breaks out in case president...
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obama care's in the news. they're talking to their friends about obama care. >> word of mouth. >> and they mention to their neighbor hey, i just signed up for obama care. and that's how this starts to stred. >> that as how it works in movies sometimes. this thing's working. go see it. in this case, it's more important, life and death. >>> up next, president obama returns to a theme we'll probably hear often over the next three years of his presidency, economic justice and social justice. this is "hardball," the please for politics. life with crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is a daily game of "what if's". what if my abdominal pain and cramps come back? what if the plane gets delayed? what if i can't hide my symptoms? what if? but what if the most important question is the one you're not asking? what if the underlying cause of your symptoms is damaging inflammation? for help getting the answers you need, talk to your doctor and visit crohnsandcolitisinfo.com to get your complimentary q&a book, with informa
obama care's in the news. they're talking to their friends about obama care. >> word of mouth. >> and they mention to their neighbor hey, i just signed up for obama care. and that's how this starts to stred. >> that as how it works in movies sometimes. this thing's working. go see it. in this case, it's more important, life and death. >>> up next, president obama returns to a theme we'll probably hear often over the next three years of his presidency, economic justice...
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this is the context that obama has been operating. race is drizzled all over everything he says and does. >> was it acknowledgement of sorts on his part he doesn't recognize his own ability to be able to lead that dialogue? he can only bring us so far. >> he can only talk about his experiences. unfortunately, there is a part of this country on the right which is so closed to anything that comes out of the mouth of barack obama, anything he touches, he can't talk about an issue or else it becomes toxic. there are people who are so hateful i have to say toward him that he really couldn't join hands and have everyone make this dialogue about race. >> we have a good example of that. we have a good example of that a little bit later in the program. president obama said that it was time for americans to look inward and do some soul searching. >> and then finally, i think it's going to be important for all of us to do some soul searching. you know, there have been talk about should we convene a conversation on race. i haven't seen that be pa
this is the context that obama has been operating. race is drizzled all over everything he says and does. >> was it acknowledgement of sorts on his part he doesn't recognize his own ability to be able to lead that dialogue? he can only bring us so far. >> he can only talk about his experiences. unfortunately, there is a part of this country on the right which is so closed to anything that comes out of the mouth of barack obama, anything he touches, he can't talk about an issue or...
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from the washington post piece by dana millbank, barack obama. in 2009, a french news agency ran a piece hitled an american president. and then radio host gerald geraldo rivera first dubbed him the first hispanic president. and there are many more first term firsts for president obama, some serious, some not quite so siers at all. >> it doesn't matter whether you're black or white or hispanic or asian or native american or young or old or rich or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight, you can make it here in america if you're willing to try. >> i urge you to choose chicago. i urge you to choose america. and if you do, if we walk this path together, then i promise you this, the city of chicago and the united states of america will make the world proud. >> this was really convenient. i can't tell you who i voted for. >> i don't have a cell phone. >> i can get you one. i know a guy. >> they let me have a blackberry, but they disable all of the recording devices in there. >> yeah. ork. >> because there's some secret squirrel stuff going on there. >>
from the washington post piece by dana millbank, barack obama. in 2009, a french news agency ran a piece hitled an american president. and then radio host gerald geraldo rivera first dubbed him the first hispanic president. and there are many more first term firsts for president obama, some serious, some not quite so siers at all. >> it doesn't matter whether you're black or white or hispanic or asian or native american or young or old or rich or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight, you...
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president obama is in hawaii and spent part of his day playing golf. he also signed an executive order raising pay for federal workers. >>> according to shober trek, sales are down 3% from this time last year. >>> many are still feeling the effects of wicked weather that hit parts of the country over the weekend. hundreds of thousands of people are still without power. back to "hardball." ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." the republican party has lost the poplar vote in five of the last six elections. and rand paul is looking to change that. he talks about the need for the republican party to attract younger voters and minorities into the fold without alienating the white conservative voters they need in their corner to win. and he's trying to do it with the same libertarian message that made his father a star. in an article this weekend in politico, katie gluic writes rand paul cracks jokes about smoking pot. he says the gop needs to bring minorities and people with ponytails into the fold. the kentucky senator doesn't back gay marriage, but he's no
president obama is in hawaii and spent part of his day playing golf. he also signed an executive order raising pay for federal workers. >>> according to shober trek, sales are down 3% from this time last year. >>> many are still feeling the effects of wicked weather that hit parts of the country over the weekend. hundreds of thousands of people are still without power. back to "hardball." ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." the republican party has...
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michelle obama is so iconic. she's the combination of the woman next door but such a style icon and a jackie o. figure for african-americans. watching her interact with the kids. watching this family that are at once so normal but in a way sort of grand. they are sort of kennedy-like. i just love it and i just love watching it and to people i have spoken with that are here are so consumed. african-americans are so proud of -- >> i think this is one of the most important legacies of the obama presidency, that visual images are so powerful. >> look at him right now. >> so see an african-american family charmingly filling the roles of head of state, first family of the united states. to see them walk across the white house lawn and get on the helicopter to go to camp david or to see them there in the reviewing stand and watch the girls interact with their friends. these images i think change the machinery in our heads, and they give us a view of what is possible in this country that we didn't have before. they teach
michelle obama is so iconic. she's the combination of the woman next door but such a style icon and a jackie o. figure for african-americans. watching her interact with the kids. watching this family that are at once so normal but in a way sort of grand. they are sort of kennedy-like. i just love it and i just love watching it and to people i have spoken with that are here are so consumed. african-americans are so proud of -- >> i think this is one of the most important legacies of the...
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obama won on obama care. now they're acting like the rich kid that loses, i'm taking my ball and going home. someone has to say we made our point, we don't like the new health care law, we predicted it will fail but we respect the way the system works. the reason i wrote this new book that came out today "tip and the gipper" is to show our system can work. i was there right in the middle of it when it did. that's "hardball" for now. "all in with chris hayes" starts now. >>> good evening. from new york i'm chris hayes. tonight 20 hours in a u.s. government shutdown, republicans are facing the unpleasant reality of the world outside the conservative bubble. >> rarely have i seen an instance where one party is so much more responsible, guilty, than the other. >> so the stakes have really been raised in this now. >> is there any grace saving way for republicans to back themselves out of the corner? >> it's a mie
obama won on obama care. now they're acting like the rich kid that loses, i'm taking my ball and going home. someone has to say we made our point, we don't like the new health care law, we predicted it will fail but we respect the way the system works. the reason i wrote this new book that came out today "tip and the gipper" is to show our system can work. i was there right in the middle of it when it did. that's "hardball" for now. "all in with chris hayes" starts...
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obama is sending in fema in advance. in tampa, a bunch of rvs and stuff making it look like a disaster area before the hurricane even hits there. >> what caused the idea of a floating tax increase? it's about the need to beef up the military personnel in case civil war breaks out. here's judge hedd on that one. >> i'm thinking worst case scenario, civil civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war, maybe. we're talking lexington, concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy. he's going to send in u.n. troops. i'm going to stay in front of the armored personnel carriers and say you're not coming in here. the sheriff, i said are you going to back me? he said yeah, i'll back you. finally, here's iowa, u.s. congressman steve king with how president obama's mother managed to convince us all that her son was born in hawaii, not in kenya. >> i looked into that before he was sworn into the presidency. we found the microfiche of only two newspapers in hawaii, each of them had published the birth of barack obama. it would have been
obama is sending in fema in advance. in tampa, a bunch of rvs and stuff making it look like a disaster area before the hurricane even hits there. >> what caused the idea of a floating tax increase? it's about the need to beef up the military personnel in case civil war breaks out. here's judge hedd on that one. >> i'm thinking worst case scenario, civil civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war, maybe. we're talking lexington, concord, take up arms and get rid of the guy. he's...
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even about saving obama care. but it was really stunning to me, he talked about persistence and the connection between a president and the public and that motivating persistence. but that's different than fighting. >> about why he would continue to fight. as i say, comparing politics to rolling a boulder up the hill is a little different from the way he began his life in politics, like with popping a champagne cork. this is tough stuff. but he showed -- he showed his own motivation. he said i remember every day -- >> guys, he's been there before. i didn't have to remind him of being in that car all alone. an african-american guy heading out into the white suburbs in the rural areas of illinois where no black guy has never run for anything, certainly not won anything. he doesn't have a gps in the car. the map on the seat, passenger's seat. i've got to discover illinois so i can be elected senator. after being beaten in a south chicago race. >> also after losing -- excuse me one second -- the 2010 election. remember
even about saving obama care. but it was really stunning to me, he talked about persistence and the connection between a president and the public and that motivating persistence. but that's different than fighting. >> about why he would continue to fight. as i say, comparing politics to rolling a boulder up the hill is a little different from the way he began his life in politics, like with popping a champagne cork. this is tough stuff. but he showed -- he showed his own motivation. he...
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yesterday we discovered the obama doctrine. put simply, it's to continue the american revolution well in the 21st century. defined economic equality for women, full equalitiallout equal for gay people. everything about yesterday screamed with this manifesto from the makeup of the crowd to the people in the inaugural platform to the entertainment to the words of the address to the jaunty walks along pennsylvania avenue by barack and michelle and the wild and woolly greetings of vice president joe biden. we're all part of this. they were shouting we're in this together and we're going to act together and we're going to try to open dialogue with those who would be our enemies abroad. we're not looking for another war this time and under this president we're looking for a way to avoid one because these wars, as we've all learned the hard way, are a lot easier to start than to finish. let's start with this astounding presidential embrace of the ongoing american revolution from lexington and concord to seneca falls, selma, and stonew
yesterday we discovered the obama doctrine. put simply, it's to continue the american revolution well in the 21st century. defined economic equality for women, full equalitiallout equal for gay people. everything about yesterday screamed with this manifesto from the makeup of the crowd to the people in the inaugural platform to the entertainment to the words of the address to the jaunty walks along pennsylvania avenue by barack and michelle and the wild and woolly greetings of vice president...
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obama care? your thoughts. >> there's not a person in the country except for people who are drinking this tea party tea who believes that the president is going to walk away from obama care. it's not going to happen. 5.5 million people in my state with pre-existing conditions are going to get insurance and get it not at an increased rate come october 1. they're not going to have any lifetime limits anymore or annual limits. i mean, this is a very important program. and only thing i can say is that republicans have been on the wrong side of history. there's been team that wants more education, more health care, more jobs. and there's another team that wants to beat up on the president. we saw this with clinton. we see it with obama. anything the president's for, they're against. >> i think that's true with mr. messer. but let me ask you this. if you look back at the history and we all know the history, social security passed under roosevelt. it was opposed by the republican party. and since then t
obama care? your thoughts. >> there's not a person in the country except for people who are drinking this tea party tea who believes that the president is going to walk away from obama care. it's not going to happen. 5.5 million people in my state with pre-existing conditions are going to get insurance and get it not at an increased rate come october 1. they're not going to have any lifetime limits anymore or annual limits. i mean, this is a very important program. and only thing i can...
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if barack obama turns into a big success, as di
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president obama took the fourth oath of office. they had to do it a second time in 2009 because justice roberts botched the language on the first attempt. but you know what that say, fourth time is a charm. >> i, barack obama do solemnly swear that i will faithly execute the office of the president of the united states. >> republicans were less than elated on inauguration day. it was another reminder that the election didn't go go their way. >> obama's inaugural speech, swing and a miss. >> where was the debt? where was the deficit? where was the unemployment? where was the issue of poverty in america which has increased under his watch? where is the hopeless necessary? >> yeah, where was the hopelessness? that's what the american public wants. have we forgotten fdr's famous inaugural when he proclaimed the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. and, also, a second depression, rampant starvation and my gut's telling me that europe's a tinderbox. oh, what's the point? we're all doomed. i can't walk. i can't walk. >> we are looki
president obama took the fourth oath of office. they had to do it a second time in 2009 because justice roberts botched the language on the first attempt. but you know what that say, fourth time is a charm. >> i, barack obama do solemnly swear that i will faithly execute the office of the president of the united states. >> republicans were less than elated on inauguration day. it was another reminder that the election didn't go go their way. >> obama's inaugural speech, swing...
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>> no, it was not against obama. it was against -- it was directed -- >> i like to provoke too, you know. i like to provoke trouble. >> i know you do. >> i feel like he's talking about liberals. because he said whining and complaining and heirs of dr. king. you wouldn't call mitch mcconnell an heir of dr. king. or donald trump an heir to dr. king. i would call the democrats heirs to dr. king. >> i think you're right. remember, everybody said yes we can. and now people are saying no, we can't. i think he was trying to fix that. but this idea of that times are not uniquely oppressive. i think that's what clinton was trying to do. but, look. the right wingers who don't want to hear about the dream. listen to those like evan -- >> who doesn't want a budget? they don't even want the two sides to have a budget. they don't want to continue resolution. there is one side that wants gridlock. they want it all to stop. i don't to be even hand when there's a culprit here. >> i hear you. but the president was talking to american
>> no, it was not against obama. it was against -- it was directed -- >> i like to provoke too, you know. i like to provoke trouble. >> i know you do. >> i feel like he's talking about liberals. because he said whining and complaining and heirs of dr. king. you wouldn't call mitch mcconnell an heir of dr. king. or donald trump an heir to dr. king. i would call the democrats heirs to dr. king. >> i think you're right. remember, everybody said yes we can. and now...
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barack obama. we present it against the backdrop of the passing of his personal hero nelson mandela. an event which msnbc will be covering for the rest of the evening. i have covered two great world events in my career. one was the fall of the berlin wall in 1989. the other was the first democratic election in south africa five years later. i was there when the country's black majority voted by the millions waiting in lines that stretched from one horizon to the other. i saw first hand the devotion to democracy and the non-violent political change that was the great legacy of the man who died today. president obama paid tribute to nelson mandela today. through his fierce dignity and unbending will to sacrifice his own freedom to others, he transformed south africa and moved all of us. his journey from prisoner to president embodied the promise that human beings and countries can change for the better. his commitment to transfer power and reconcile with those who jailed him set an example for all hu
barack obama. we present it against the backdrop of the passing of his personal hero nelson mandela. an event which msnbc will be covering for the rest of the evening. i have covered two great world events in my career. one was the fall of the berlin wall in 1989. the other was the first democratic election in south africa five years later. i was there when the country's black majority voted by the millions waiting in lines that stretched from one horizon to the other. i saw first hand the...
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obama care's in the news. they're talking to their friends about obama care. >> word of mouth. >> and they mention to their neighbor hey, i just signed up for obama care. and that's how this starts to spread. >> that as how it works in movies sometimes. this thing's working. go see it. in this case, it's more important, life and death. >>> up next, president obama returns to a theme we'll probably hear often over the next three years of his presidency, economic justice and social justice. this is "hardball," the place for politics. we're going across america to let people try the deep sweep power brush by oral-b for the first time. wow. it's "wow," you know? wow. wow. that feels wow! [ male announcer ] oral-b deep sweep, featuring three cleaning zones with dynamic power bristles that reach deep between teeth to remove up to 100% more plaque than a regular manual brush. it seems like it gets more to areas of your mouth that you can't reach with a regular toothbrush. [ male announcer ] guaranteed "wow" with deep
obama care's in the news. they're talking to their friends about obama care. >> word of mouth. >> and they mention to their neighbor hey, i just signed up for obama care. and that's how this starts to spread. >> that as how it works in movies sometimes. this thing's working. go see it. in this case, it's more important, life and death. >>> up next, president obama returns to a theme we'll probably hear often over the next three years of his presidency, economic...
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obama's the president. he will be for four years. he's the guy who will make the calls politically until 2016. is this about just attacking democrats? is this about trying to convince her, mrs. clinton, not to run? if so, it might just be the easiest way to guarantee she runs. don't you think? near ra is a former policy director to hillary clinton and ron reagan is an msnbc political analyst. both of you are good people to have on right now. i want to get a comment from near ra and i want a gut reaction. this disgusting attack, the back benchers, each one of these nuts, they are nutty in their behavior, hannity, the new york post with the disgusting front page today, rush limbaugh with his usual feminine nazi nonsense coming out. do you think this will make secretary clinton more likely to run for president or less likely that all the jackals are attacking her. >> i don't think risch limbaugh or any of these people will have a dime's bit of difference on hillary clinton. she has been dealing with their ilk for 20 years. she's going t
obama's the president. he will be for four years. he's the guy who will make the calls politically until 2016. is this about just attacking democrats? is this about trying to convince her, mrs. clinton, not to run? if so, it might just be the easiest way to guarantee she runs. don't you think? near ra is a former policy director to hillary clinton and ron reagan is an msnbc political analyst. both of you are good people to have on right now. i want to get a comment from near ra and i want a gut...
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that's obama. they may not like his politics, but he's exactly the man they want all african-americans to be. they also say it's patriotic to vote. get out there and vote. i don't care what the weather's like, don't care whether they're not that interested. vote like a republican. show up every time like we do. when the minorities a enthe democrats or both show up and try to be good voters, they say got ya. got ya. what can you do about it down there? you're a lawmaker. >> well, absolutely. and in washington, d.c., and the united states district court, i testified concerning the turnout of minorities as it related to our redistricting battles which is connected to voter i.d. because the whole purpose is to be -- is their reasoning for wanting to elect more people in their party so they can then control redistricting. and what we saw was that there was a higher turnout of african-americans in 2012 and in 2008 because african-americans were proud that there was an individual who graduated from harvar
that's obama. they may not like his politics, but he's exactly the man they want all african-americans to be. they also say it's patriotic to vote. get out there and vote. i don't care what the weather's like, don't care whether they're not that interested. vote like a republican. show up every time like we do. when the minorities a enthe democrats or both show up and try to be good voters, they say got ya. got ya. what can you do about it down there? you're a lawmaker. >> well,...
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to spend on obama care. they got caught with their hands in the cookie jar turning medicare into a piggy bank for obama care. their own actuary from the administration came to congress and said, one out of six hospitals and nursing homes are going to go out of business as a result of this. >> and there may are right in his plan, the same $716 billion. let me ask you, final we, joy, as i said, i want to take some time on this. who does the president negotiate with? not every right solution is somewhere between one side and the other. somebody pointed out in a column this morning, sometimes like at a chinese restaurant, column "a," column "b." sometimes one party is right, sometimes at other party is right. democrats aren't so great on that issue of cutting spending. but you get benefits from both sides. democrats were a hell of a lot better on health care, hell of a lot better for old people generally. republicans have never done anything for old people. democrats created medicare against republican oppositio
to spend on obama care. they got caught with their hands in the cookie jar turning medicare into a piggy bank for obama care. their own actuary from the administration came to congress and said, one out of six hospitals and nursing homes are going to go out of business as a result of this. >> and there may are right in his plan, the same $716 billion. let me ask you, final we, joy, as i said, i want to take some time on this. who does the president negotiate with? not every right solution...
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tonight, president obama did not remove the threat. explaining the kind of military action he thought appropriate, the president took on critics. >> others have asked whether it is worth acting if we didn't take out assad. some members of congress have said there is no point in simply doing a pinprick strike in syria. let me make something clear. the united states military doesn't do pinpricks. even a limited strike will send a message to assad that no other nation can deliver. i don't think we should remove a dictator by force. think twice before using chemical weapons. >> that pinprick remark was a direct reference to this from senator john mccain a week ago. we have to have a plan. it has to be a strategy. it can not be in my view, pinprick cruise missiles. >> above all, the president was making a case for a vision america's role in the world and implored sit snz to kid what he believes is the moral responsibility that comes hand in hand with the global dominance. >> america is not the world's policeman. terrible things happen acros
tonight, president obama did not remove the threat. explaining the kind of military action he thought appropriate, the president took on critics. >> others have asked whether it is worth acting if we didn't take out assad. some members of congress have said there is no point in simply doing a pinprick strike in syria. let me make something clear. the united states military doesn't do pinpricks. even a limited strike will send a message to assad that no other nation can deliver. i don't...
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king and president obama. dr. reverend walker who chaired dr. king used to always remind me of his favorite kwoet from dr. king. he would say you measure not a man by the way he is stands in time of convenience, but where he stands in the times of controversy. the president, now dr. king and even lincoln before. they stood in the most controversial and perilous times. people that show leadership and stability and vision and commitment when it's the most difficult of times. any one can shine when everything is going well. but it's when it is the darkest that we can see those that really bear the brightest lights. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >> hey, lance, tell us something we don't know. let's play "hardball. "hardbal. >> good evening. let's start with this. lance slide. it's not like we didn't see this coming for a long time. extra power or linebacker hoping for some extra muscle. no, lance armstrong was an international hero. a seven time-tour de france winner, the usain bolt of his sport. not to mention a
king and president obama. dr. reverend walker who chaired dr. king used to always remind me of his favorite kwoet from dr. king. he would say you measure not a man by the way he is stands in time of convenience, but where he stands in the times of controversy. the president, now dr. king and even lincoln before. they stood in the most controversial and perilous times. people that show leadership and stability and vision and commitment when it's the most difficult of times. any one can shine...
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will obama care fix that mess? >>> and who decided that dennis rodman was the ideal ambassador to break the ice with the most isolated country on earth, north korea, and its bizarre leader, kim jong-un? >>> finally, calling luke skywalker and captain kirk, was president obama referring to "star wars" or "star trek" when he criticized republicans last >>> let's begin with republican unity on spending cuts. howard fineman is the editorial director for "the huffington post," and jared bernstein is a former economic adviser to vice president biden. both are msnbc political analysts. gentlemen, "the new york times" caught on to a trend within the republican party today with their front page headline "gop clings to one thing it agrees on, spending cuts." richard stevenson then wrote, conservative governors are signing onto provisions of what they once derisively dismissed as obama care. prominent senate republicans are taking positions on immigration that would have gotten the party's presidential candidates hooted off t
will obama care fix that mess? >>> and who decided that dennis rodman was the ideal ambassador to break the ice with the most isolated country on earth, north korea, and its bizarre leader, kim jong-un? >>> finally, calling luke skywalker and captain kirk, was president obama referring to "star wars" or "star trek" when he criticized republicans last >>> let's begin with republican unity on spending cuts. howard fineman is the editorial director...
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remember, that's what he did for obama in 2008 and 2012. he was the guy responsible for carrying pennsylvania and did a lot of the heavy lifting in florida. >> why are you so high on biden and he gets such bad press? >> it's easy to caricature him. voters relate to him, they relate to him in a very real way. if he gets to go out there and run, i don't think he'll run if hillary runs. people are going to like what they see. remember when brian williams asked him the question, what are you going to do about the fact that people think you talk too much. are you going to prove they're wrong? and he said yes, and just stopped. this guy is a superb campaigner. >> what do you think of biden? is he getting a bad rap? >> i think joe biden is the most likeable part of this administration. he's one of these nice guys. good storyteller. he's almost wrong on everything he comes out for. >> that's not true. >> well, for example breaking up iraq into three-pieces. >> it has broken into three-pieces. >> not killing osama bin laden. he's almost wrong. >> th
remember, that's what he did for obama in 2008 and 2012. he was the guy responsible for carrying pennsylvania and did a lot of the heavy lifting in florida. >> why are you so high on biden and he gets such bad press? >> it's easy to caricature him. voters relate to him, they relate to him in a very real way. if he gets to go out there and run, i don't think he'll run if hillary runs. people are going to like what they see. remember when brian williams asked him the question, what...
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an obama speech. one of those signature speeches by this person at this moment in history that somehow rise up out of normal politics and address a taboo with an uncommon level of frankness and clarity and nuance.
an obama speech. one of those signature speeches by this person at this moment in history that somehow rise up out of normal politics and address a taboo with an uncommon level of frankness and clarity and nuance.
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lie is a strong word but distorted. >> when you look at what michele obama said obama care will kill women and kids and grandparents and this guy said this is not what you said. the fact they can get away with out right lies again and again because they are people that believe it -- >> fair and balance and giggle at this stuff. they mean balanced to other networks. never mind. the way people hear things. when it comes to health care there's a lot of hysteria. please try to explain this. listen to this. number one forever on our countdown. what's this guy talking about? >> it provides in obama care that this commission nooen commissioned officer corps will be trained. but i want to know are they using weapons to train or are they being taught to use syringes and health care items? >> joan, what is the army of people bearing syringes -- what are they putting syringes up over their how older. what are we talking about. what fear zone he's talking about. army of body snatchers indoctrinating people with death panel juice. >> we have three guys from texas which makes me worry about my fri
lie is a strong word but distorted. >> when you look at what michele obama said obama care will kill women and kids and grandparents and this guy said this is not what you said. the fact they can get away with out right lies again and again because they are people that believe it -- >> fair and balance and giggle at this stuff. they mean balanced to other networks. never mind. the way people hear things. when it comes to health care there's a lot of hysteria. please try to explain...
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-- excuse me, obama's presidency in any way. this is a good-will gesture on the way out the door to keep her on base, absolutely. to keep her close. keep your friends, you know, your enemies close and your friends closer. >> that's a good god father role i've always played. she answered rather forthrightly, will joe biden bow out if it's clear hillary is running? >> i think so. and i think so because hillary has a much deeper, broader base in the party. i know joe biden well, i covered him for a long time. if he assesses the situation a couple years down the road and sees that the clinton machine is still out there, and by the way, hillary took the whole clinton machine to the state department. that was hillaryland over there. that wasn't obamaland. >> i understand that completely. >> that's still strong, i think joe biden will look at it and say i'm not sure i've got the organization. do it. and, also, he might not want to call the president out on it and take the gamble with the president because i'm not sure he would necessar
-- excuse me, obama's presidency in any way. this is a good-will gesture on the way out the door to keep her on base, absolutely. to keep her close. keep your friends, you know, your enemies close and your friends closer. >> that's a good god father role i've always played. she answered rather forthrightly, will joe biden bow out if it's clear hillary is running? >> i think so. and i think so because hillary has a much deeper, broader base in the party. i know joe biden well, i...